What does "private sector" mean?

All organizations in an economy or jurisdiction that are not controlled by government, including privately owned businesses and not-for-profit organizations.

Private sector

Q: What is a synonym for "private sector"?

Common synonyms include: attributive modifier, business sector, capitalism, commercial sector, compound adjective, decommunalized.

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Noun

1
All organizations in an economy or jurisdiction that are not controlled by government, including privately owned businesses and not-for-profit organizations.
"After spending two decades at various government agencies, he returned to the private sector and took a job as a business consultant."

Synonyms

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attributive modifier business sector capitalism commercial sector compound adjective decommunalized

Antonyms

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civic service civil service in colonies danish regering dutch staat

Example

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"After spending two decades at various government agencies, he returned to the private sector and took a job as a business consultant."

Etymology

private + sector

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